Autographic register



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C. L.. JOHNSTON AUTOGRAPHIC REGSTER 5 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Feb. 25, 1924ALM W my ATTORNEY EaebaV 79 c. L., JOHNSTON AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER FiledFeb, 23. 1924 s sheets-sheet 2 l VENTOR ATTORNEY Feb 79 NZS@ C. L.JQHNSTON AUTOGRAPHIC 'REGISTER Filed Feb. 2'5. 1924 5 Sheets-Sheet 5-ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 7, 1928;

.1: STATESl PATENT oFFIcE.

CLARENCE L. JOHNSTON, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, .ASSIGNOR TO AMERICANSALES :BOOK COMPANY, LIMITED, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, A CORPORATIONOF ONTARIO, CANADA.

AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER.

Application led February 23, 1924. Serial No. 694,458.

This invention relates to improvements in devices for feeding andcontrolling advance of strips of flexible material and folding the samein compact form in storage position,

and while it may be vemployed in various applications, it is especiallyuseful in connection with feeding` andstoring record strips ofmanifolding or autographic registers, in which connection it is hereindisclosed. The

.1U invention further4 contemplates an improved form of supply strip foruse in such a regis:

ter, preferably in the form of zigzag supply pack for` insertion in asupply compartment of the register.

It is the general object of the invention to provide an improvedmechanism of the class mentioned which will feed a strip and positivelydirect it into foldedform in a compact book or pack.

Another object of the inventionv is to provide in a register of theclass mentioned, i simple and improved construction whereby thefunctions of feeding and aligning record strips, supporting the carbonsheets in corl5 rect operative position under all conditions of use, andfiling or storing a record stri in a compact and uniform pack, are moree ectually and positively accomplished than heretofore. j v

`It is a further object to provide, in a device of the charactermentioned, an im- A v the nature and objects of the inventlon, refprovedarrangement forA positively directing a record strip into filing orstorage position in the machine in such a manner as to avoid wrinklingor crumplinglor otherwise injuring the record strip, and to assureplacement. of the strip in regularand compact formation so as to occupyas little space'as possible within the machine. i

Another object is to improve thepracticability of a machine of thecharacter mentioned by assuring the folding of certain parts or leavesof a record strip in a delif nite manner relative'to the` adjacentleaves 5 regardless of the manner in which the strip is initially placedto' cooperate with the feeding mechanism. A further object is to providean improved means for supporting carbon or transfer sheets in such amanner that they always lie flat and smooth in operative position, andin which the feeding of the record strips tends to maintain suchposition.

Still another object of the invention is to provide an improved supplystrip for use in registers of the class mentioned which is especiallyformed and adapted to cooperate with operative elements of the machineto aid in placing it in correct storage position as mentioned. v

Another object is to provide an improved manifolding supply'pack forinsertion into the supply magazine of registers of the class mentioned,the record strips whereof are especially formed for lfeeding andaligning, and one or more beine formed for positive cooperation with ane ement of the machine for direction into a compact storage pack.

Other objects will be in part pointed out in connection with thefollowing detailed description of an illustrative but preferredembodiment of the invention, and will in part be obvious in connect-iontherewith.

The invention accordingly comprises the features of construction,combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts, which will beexemplified in the constructions hereinf after set-forth and the scopeof the application of which will be indicated in the claims.

For a more complete understanding of erence is had to the accompanyingdrawings showing a preferred vention, in which:

Figure 1 isa central vertical longitudinal section of a machineconstructed in accordance with thel invention, certain operative part-sbeing shownv in side elevation;

Fig'. 2 isa fragmentary section showing in elevation a 4detail of theoperating mechaembodiment of the in- -nism presented in Fig. l but withthe parts occupyingadifferent operative position;

F1g.'3 1s a view similar toFig. 2 but showing the parts in still anotheroperative position;

Fig. 4 is a top plan view ofthe machine, parts being broken away vforclearness of disclosure;

r position.

Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse section taken approximately on a line5-5 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary top plan view of the mechanism for directing alrecord strip into filing or storage position;

Fig. 7 is a' fragmentary elevational View looking toward the right ofFig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view showing the recordand` transfer sheets in position in the machine;

Fig 9 is a detail view of a locking mechamsm;

Fig. 1 0 is a record strip; an

Fig. 11 is a perspective view of a zig-zag supply pack formed inaccordance with the lnvention.

Referring to the drawing for a detailed description of the embodiment ofthe invention there shown, 'a casing 15 is preferably provided for theoperating parts of the feeding and folding mechanisms of the registerhaving opposed side and end walls and a top cover plate. The interiorspace thus provided may be divided into compartments one of which as 16may be employed for housing a storage supply of record strips, andanother compartmentas 17 may be employed as a filing storagecompartment, the two compartments being separated by a partition 18which for convenience may be formed in upstanding position on a baseplate 19 forming therewith a support for`the filed record strip, andproviding a convenient means for removing t ie stored strip from themachine. The end plate 20 is hinged to the base plate (plan view of asection of .as indicated in F ig.` 1 and may be swung outwardly asindicated in dot and dash lines, to provide convenient; access to thecompartment 16 and to the interior mechanism of the machine. Tie rods asshown in section 1n Fig. 1 may extend between opposed side walls forbracing and supporting them in Overlying the interior com artment of themachine is a writing tab e or laten 21 which may be secured to the cas.-ingof the machine by appropriate means, and overlying this platen is a cover 22 hlnged' for swinging on one longitudinal edge at or adjacent toa side wall of the casing. As shown in Figs. 1 and 4 this hinged coveris provided with an opening through which .the upper record strip isexposed in convenient position for receiving an entry or record thereon.The platenf21`and cover 22 arey spaced apart slightly so as toprovide aguiding runway for the record strips and the transfer sheets aredisposed therebetween, as best shown in Fig. 8. The" yrear cover plate23 overlies the compartment 17 being hinged at one of its longitudinaledges at or adjacent to a side wall of the casing-and forming in effecta continuation of the cover 22. The two cover 'turn is connect-ed to thelatch bolt.

plates terminate a short distance from each other providing a gap for aroll housing and support 24 preferably hinged as at 25 to the casing andhaving a cavity in its under side for the reception of a feed roller 26mounted for yielding up and down movement in spring pressed bearingblocks 27 in the roller housing. As shown in Fig. 9 it is desirable toprovide a lock 24a for securing the roller support 24 in operativeposition and locking the roll and its support against unauthorizedmovement toward strip releasing position. It will be observedfurthermore that the rear edge of the roller support overlies the door28 so that locking of the roller support in position also preventsunauthorized access to the record storage compartment 17. A rotatablefeed shaft 28 of the strip advancing, or feeding mechanism, is mountedin the side walls of the casing being spaced below the upper or pressurefeed roll 26 and providgd with an external operating handle 29 andforming a support for the frictional feed rolls or discs 30 mounted onthe shaft in spaced position and operable at will by completerevolution, it being understood that this stop may be pushed intoretracted position out of the path of movement ofthe handle at thebeginning of each cycle of operation of 7the feed discs 80. The stop isautomatically projected by its spring into the path of the handle tolimit the rotary movement thereof at the end of a cycle.

As best shown in Fig. 5 a latch 32 is pro- .vided to hold the Lipperroll carrier 24 firmly down into operative position so the roll thereofis held against the feed discs 30 `to grip the record strips in thebites thereof, the springs ofthe bearings 27 thu; being held undercompression.- The latch is releasable by means of a spring pressedplunger 33 connected to a plate '34 which in s shown the plunger 83 mayalso be extended as at 34 for contacting with a spring pressed This boltis arranged to be projected when the latch 35 is moved to releasedposition,

through'alinging apertures therein; over the .projecting post. Thisaligning post is automatic-ally forced again into retracted posi-- tionby engagement 'with the upper roll 26 when the latter is pushed downinto operative position.

As clearly seen in Fig. -the feed discs 30 are' each provided withblocks or lugs pro jecting from the side fac-e thereof, having stripengaging surfaces laterally adjacent to the feeding peripheries of thediscs' but being osetfrom the planes thereof so as to be disaligned withthe aligning opening;` of the feed strips. The purpose of thisarrangement is to bring the printed forms of the record st-ripautomatically into longitudinal alignment during the feeding movementthereof, as more fully described hereinafter. j

A mechanism for separating the filing i strip from the other strip andpositively directing one of the record strips into compact foldedposition in the storage compartment 17 is provided, and in theembodiment shown includes a rotatable carrier or disc 38 mounted on thefeed disc shaft 28 being preferably disposed between the two feed discs.The periphery of rthis disc isn preferabl circular but of slightly lessdiameter ,t an'that of thefeed discs being thus disposed to contact withand support the record strip between the discs 30, but due to itssmaller diameter it does not cooperate with the upper pressure roll 26to exert substantial forward feeding effect upon the record strips. Afolding finger is movably mounted upon the disc 30 being preferablypivoted thereto and biased to forwardly or outwardly projecting positionby means of a spring 41 movable with disc 38.

' This finger is also provided with a cam follower, as the pin or lug 42extending through a slot in the disc lying in yposition rto cooperatewith an operating cam 43 carried in stationary position in the casingadjacent the path of the disc. This cam may be conveniently mounted onthe under side of the platen 21 as shown in Fig. 1. The cam is providedwith an inclined operating surface 44 and with a curved surface 45concentric with the axis 28 of the rotary discs for cooperation with thelug 42. The surface 44 cooperates to retract finger 39 inwardly of thedisc crosswise of the edge of the disc. In the embodiment illustrated,the finger 39 is a hook or of hook shape, having the projection or part40 disposed at an angle to the shank 39.

The rear Ior trailing end of the platen 21 is curved downwardly in thecasing as at 46 under the pressure roll 26 and adjacent to theperi-pheries of the feed discs 30 and folding disc 38, while the forwardend of the cover 23 carries a knife edge 47 projecting beneath the roll'housing 24 to a point ad jacent the pressure roll and being spacedslightly above the curved portions 46 of the platen so as to provide apassagewajf for {ilng the record strip. Projecting from this knife edgeand curved downwardly theref from is a cross piece, deflector member orguide plate 48 co-acting to guide or divert V the housing 24 terminatesadjacent the upper surface, of the cover plate 23 providing a knife ortearing edge 5() which may be employed as an aid in severing theprojecting ends of the record strips.

At the forward end of the machineis a supporting frame 51 pivotedto thecasing and carrying spacedrecord strip guides 52, 53 and 54 mountedbetween the side plates of the frame which are supported in spacedrelation by means of tie rods 55. The. tie rods may also serve as guidesfor directing the vrecord strips from the supply pack over the guides,This frame or support with its guide rods may be swung upwardlyy to theposition shown in dot and dash lines in Fig. 1 for convenientlypositioning it for storage supply compartment disposed t-liere- Ibeneath is partially uncovered vso the ends of the strips in saidysupply compartment are made accessible from above. Certain of the guidesas 53 and 54 may be in the form of hollow tubes to provide storageYcellsor housings for storage rolls of transfer strips or carbon paperindicated at C in the drawing. In this case each storage cell isprovided with a longitudinal slit 56 through which the transfer stripextends into trailing position between adjacent faces lof the advancingrecord strips. The record strip passes directly over the slit in thestorage cell contacting against the carbon strip so as to bind itagainst the edge of the slit thus preventing accidental advancementduring the feeding of the record strips. Each transfer strip is -thusfirmly 4bound in trailing position and is maintained in smooth operativeposition by the advancing movement of the record strips. The combinedrecord strip guides and transfer strip cells are firmly supported in theend plates of the frame 51 one of which may be slotted opposite eachcell as shown at 56 for the recep tion of the extending ends of thetransfer sheets C when loaded into the cells.

As shown in Fig. 1 a strip guiding and positioning roller or rod 57extends trans- 1 versely of the forward end of the storage compartmentand adjacent thereto is a light presser spring inclines inwardly towardits upper end from the casing wall so as to press against the edges ofthe record vstrips and guide them into proper lposition over the guides52, 53 and 54, and onto the platen 21. This presser finger or spring 58also edects relative lateral'alignment of the record strips by pressureon the edges thereof.

rllhe supply book or pack 59, as shown in Figsl and 11, is well adaptedfor insertion into the supply storage compartment 16 for use in themachine above described. .This supply pack in the form shown includestriplicate record strips 60, 61 and 62 folded into the pack in zigzagformation. Each of the strips is transversely creased or otherwisedeformed or weakened as at 63 so the strip -tends to fold smoothlythereon. The deformations of one or more of the strips may includeperforations for facilitating detachment. rlhese deformations or foldsdivide each strip into a series of attached sheets or pad leaves 60, 61aand 69., each bearing one or more blank forms printed or otherwiseaffixed thereon. Each sheet is provided with form-registering apertures64 preferably disposed at or near the forward end of each blank form orso as to bear a definite relation thereto. These apertures are arrangedin series in the strip, each series being positioned in each strip foralignment with the bite between the corresponding feed disc and thepressure feed roll. leaf is shown as provided with a single blank form,but if two or more are desired it will be seen that additionalform-registering apertures may be provided. The length of record stripoccupied by each blank form may be termed a form sheet as distinguishingit from the pad leaf or sheet 60a, 612er 62a.

Une or more of the record strips may be employed as a filing strip, forexample the strip 60 as indicated in the drawing is intended tobe-file'd, after a record is made thereon, into a compactl book, pad orpack 65 being folded in zig-zag form as shown in Fig. 1, and may be laidwithin the tiling compartment 17 of the casing on the book support 19.ATo accomplish this folding thev storage record strip is speciallyformed to cooperate with the folding mechanism of the machine, and isshown in detail in Fig. 10.'

As shown each alternate record pad leaf 60"l is provided at or near its.forward or lea-ding end with a finger receiving aperture 66, theseapertures being arranged in series in the record strip vand spaced fromlongitudinal alignment with each of the series of form-registeringapertures 64e. These apertures are arranged for cooperation with thefiling or folding finger 39 which is adapted to direct the record stripinto folded storage position` as is more fully pointed out later on. Thefiling apertures are best formed in the alternate pad leaves during theprinting Each pad acapara?- of the blank forms on the record strip 60but they may be formed at some other time if desired. rilhey occupy adefinite position on each of the alternate pad leaves, preferably at theforward ends thereof and spaced from longitudinalalignment with theform-regis- -tering apertures 6l, and are formed in alternate leavesonly. The other record sheets may also be provided with aperturescorresponding 'to the tiling apertures 66 and similarly formed in thesheets but not necessarily so; they remain idle when operating in themachine described but could be employed for tiling away more than one ofthe record strips when desired. The apertures 64 for use in`longitudinally aligning the blank forms of the strips, may also bepunched when the record form is printed.

ln View of the foregoing disclosure, the operationof the machine will beunderstood and mayfbe summarized as follows: The record strips havingbeen threaded over the guides and longitudinally aligned on the plate-nas set forth, are gripped at their forward parts in the bites 0f thefeed discs 30 and pressure roll 26. YWhen the feed discs rotate therecord strips are advanced or fed forwardly by virtue of this4 grippingaction. The discs being limited to one turn at each feeding cycle by thestop 31, operate to feed the record strips forward about the length ofone of the form'sheets but the actual feeding action lis suliicient toeffect a slightly greater feeding movement. Before the feed discs arestopped, however, the apertures in the record strips register with thebites of the discs and roll so as to halt the feeding action before thediscs are stopped. If one or more of the record strips chances to belagging slightly behind the others, its feeding movement may continueafter the others are halted, thus bringing all the strips and theprinted forms thereon into exact longitudinal alignment assuring correctregistry thereof and correct transfer of'a record on all the forms.JPreferably the lugs 37 should grip the strips when the handle is incontact with the stop. When the next feeding cycle starts, the lugs 37engage with the strips out of alignment with the apertures 64 to gripthem against the pressure roll to start the feeding action. Theapertures having been carried beyond the bites, feeding is continued bythe discs as described. It will be understood that the transversedeformations 63 are of such a nature as not to interfere with grip ofthe feed discs for feeding the strips or with the longitudinal aligningof the latter.

When a record has been entered a turn is given to the feed discs,feeding all the record strips forward, the tWo upper ones passing abovethe knife edge 47 and below thesevering edge 50 into position on thecoverxor table 23 when they may be severed by pulltomer for hisinformation while the other may be retained for record. Both sheets vareprepared' for convenient filing by means of the apertures-64.* f Whenthe machine isy loaded the forward ends of the upper record strips arelplaced vabove the knifeiedge 4'(` while the lower strip is enteredthereb-elowA in position to pass into the space between the deiiectingplate 48 andthe downwardly-idi--f' j 'tilllerse deformation 63 againenables the rected end of the platen2l. This relative position lof thestrips -is' maintained during l"b-e noted that the file strip issuesfrom the vfeeding mechanism at a point above the fil subsequentoperation vof the machine.

During the feeding action the folding disc- 38 advances from thepositionshown in Fig. 2 where the. folding 'finger is held in retractedposition, against the force ofl the spring 41 tending to-urge it forwardby engagement of the lug 42 with the'concentrio portion of the cam 43.As the operationl continues the finger passes beyond the restraininginfluence' of the cani, as shown in Fig. 3, and is projectedforwardlyvby the spring into position to engage' in on'eof the apertures66 -in the storage record strip as shown in Fig. l. This releasingaction occurs` after the projection of the finger passes beyond the roll26 and knife edge 47 so as to avoid obstruction thereby.

Assuming anaperture 66 to be in position to receive the finger,continuance of the feeding operation, after the record strip has beenengaged by entry of the finger into the opening, results in a positiveact-ion -o`n the strip to move or direct it transversely of the stripfeeding movement, and for a distance reversely thereto, to place thispart of the strip into storage position under the feed rolls. Thisavailable storage space is thus lutilized so the length of the machinecasing may be diminished. The folding finger, in its reverse movement atthe lower part of the disc, effects a folding or doublin of the stripupon itself and when this fol ed part has arrived at the correct. placefor depositing on the book or storage pack 65, disengagement of thestrip with the finger is effected, and the strip thus released in filingposition. This release is effected inthe embodiment shown by engagementr'of the lug 42 withfthe inclined cam face 44. It will be observed thatthe folding finger engages the strip at or near to a transverse fold ordeformation 63 thereof, but the folding or doubling of the strip, andthe reverse movement thereof into filing position, may be effected-independently 'of the deformations; these aid, however, in smooth andcompact placement of the strip in filing position in the pack. Theperiphery of the disc 38 sup- Onel of these ports the strip, cooperatingwith the folding fingerefectually to accomplish the foldiiigfand filingaction. When a fold of the record strip is effected and the strip laidas described, the next successive feeding action is accomplished in themanner described, but

in this instance the folding finger cannot engage the record strip dueto the fact-that the next successive padleaf is unprovided with anaperture to receive the finger. The result is that this leaf or portionof the record strip` is projected under the guiding influence ofthedeiiector 48, into the rear ofthe compartment .17., Aforming a vfold atthe-opposite or rear end of the storage pack. The

that there is a tendency to project the strip under action of thefeeding mechanism toward the endof thefiling pack at the rear of thecompartment 17. The effect of this arrangement is that' the strip isdirected to folded position at one end of the filing pack by action ofthe feeding mechanism and toward the other end thereof by action of thefolding linger. It will therefore be seen that the storage record stripis laid in a compact zig-zag pack in the compartment, where it ispreserved free from unauthorized access and from which it may be removedwhen the casing is unlocked. U

Due to the fact that the record strip intended for filing is providedwith filing apertures only in alternate pad leaves the action` of thefiling mechanism operates selectively to engage only these alternatesheets, the others being automatically rejected. 'Also the parts ofthestrip having a tendency'to fold inthe same direction aboutl the adjacentweakened line or deformation are automatically selected by the finger 39so the folding or doubling action is always effected in accordance withfolding tendency and the strip is laid in the filing pack 65 in aregular, smooth and even manner. It will be observed that this selectionis effected always in the same manner irrespective of what part of thestrip is first entered in the feed rolls in loading the machine; if thefirst pad leaf to pass the feed rolls after loading has a ling apertureit is automatically selected by the finger 39, but it is rejected ifthere is no such aperture present. Therefore, itis unnecessary totime orsynchronize the strip with the feedingv mechanism when said strip isbeingloaded into feeding position in the machine. Since the feed andform aligning mechanism operates automatically to maintain the filestrips and the transverse folds thereof in synchronism with the foldingfinger 40 it will be seen that said-finger is always positioned forfolding cooperationk iso" with the strip to direct predetermined partsthereof, as the similarly directed creases, to the same end of thezigzag file pack. rlhe strip creases of opposite direction areautomatically excluded from cooperation with the folding mechanism byreason of the selective feature thereof mentioned.

llt will be noted that as the filing strip is advanced in the receivingchamber 17, it will be vrefolded into a bool of zigzag leaves on thesupport 19. As it advances, the finger or hoolr-39 is moved in timedrelation to the strip advancing rolls 30, the finger moving in anendless path around the axis 28, the finger having repeated movements inthe endless path as the disc 38 repeats its rotation. At a certaininterval in its endless path the linger is adapted to entera lingerreceiving aperture 66 and positively direct successive aperturedportions in the same direction relative to the support 19. lin theembodiment illustrated the finger will direct the advance ends of theengaged leaves of the filing strip in opposite .direction from theadvance ends of the other leaves of that strip, the advance ends of theapertured leaves being all directed toward one end of the support,Whereas the advance ends of the other leaves will be directed toward theopposite end ,of the support, and this will result, irrespective of theorder in which the leaves approach the directing finger 39.

f It will be seen that the finger or hook 39 engages the filing strip atintervals deter- :il mined by the apertures', and bends or bows thetiling strip in the same predetermined direction, at repeated intervals,not

only assisting any natural tendency of the filing strip to bend or bowon the weakened lines, but positively compelling bowing in apredetermined direction. Referring to Fig. 1, when the follower 42escapes the cam profile i5, the finger 39 will be projected by spring41, toward the ling strip, and while in extended position, will continueto move' downwardly by a bowing' movement which will bow the stripprovided the finger engages an aperture 66. However, should a leafvhaving no such aperture 66 be then passing the finger, the bowingmovement of the finge-r will still occur, but, the strip will not o bebowed in the same direction as by the aperture engagement of the nger.rllhe bowing movement of the finger will then be idle to bow the strip.ln consequence the strip may readily fold and lie smoothly at both theright and left ends of support 19. in its idle movement the finger maycontact the strip, but spring d1 enables it resiliently to react topressure by the face of the filing strip, so that the strip will not beinjured. When an aperture is engaged by the finger, the aperturedportion will be directed down and to the right, Fig. 1, and eventuallythe cam prole ad will cause it to disengage the aperture in the strip,engagement and disengagement being facilitated by the finger beingpivoted to the disc 38 on an axis eccentric to that of rotation of/thedisc, as illustrated.

Since certain changes may be made in the above construction anddifferent embodiments of the invention could be made without departingfrom the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in theabove description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall beinterpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

it is also to be understood that the following claims are intended tocover all of the generic and specific features of the invention hereindescribed, and all statements of the scope of the invention which, as amatter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.

Having described my invention, what 'l claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is:

1. ln a machine for controlling advance of relatively superposed recordstrips, including a filing strip, for manifold inscription, incombination, a book support, means adapted to separate said filing stripfrom the others and fold the same into a book of zigzag leaves on saidsupport, said means including a finger having, at intervals, stripbowing movement relative to the separated interval of tiling strip, anda iineer receiving a erture at each of certain intervals in the lingstrip selective of bowing coaction between such strip and finger forcertain of said bowing movements.

2. ln a machine for .controlling advance of relatively superposed recordstrips, including a. vfiling strip, for manifold inscription, incombination, a book support, means adapted to separate said filing stripfrom the others and fold the same into a book of zigzag leaves on saidsupport, said means including a finger having strip bowing movement atintervals, in the same direction and movable in a path transverse'tothat of bowing movement into and out of coactive relation to the strip,said strip constructed to render saidbowing movements idle to bow thestrip except in saiddirection.

3. ln a machine for controlling advance of relatively superposed recordstrips, including a. filing strip, for manifold inscription, incombination, a book support, means adapted to separate said filing stripfrom the others and fold the same into a book of zigzag leaves on saidsupport, said means including a finger having strip bowing movement atintervals, in the same .direction and movable in a path transverse tothat of bowing movement into and out of coactive relation to the strip,said strip constructed to rendervsaid bowing movements idle to bow thestrip except in said'"direclOl) llf)

of the filing strip in the same predetermined direction relative to saidsupport and in a different direction from theV advance ends of certainother leaves thereof'- irrespective ot the order in 'whichsaid leavesvapproach said directing means, said means including a strip directinginger movable relative to the filing strip.

5. In a machine forcontrolling advance of relatively superposed recordstrips, including a filing strip, for manifold inscription, incombination, a book support, means adapted to separate said filing strifrom the others and fold the same into a ook of zigzag leaves on saidsupport', said means including a strip directing finger movablelrelative to said filing strip, and means, including -apertures in thefiling strip, adapted i to coactto engage with said finger andpositively direct the strip in zigzag :folds to said support, theadvance ends of successive leaves immediately succeedinv said folds tooppo-y site ends of said support, respectively, and

the advance ends of alternate leaves to the same end of said support.

6. In a machine Jfor controlling a record strip for inscription,saidstrip having a longitudinal series of nger receiving apertures, incombination, strip advancing mechanism, operable at will, and meansadapted to fold the advancing strip into a book of zigzag leaves, saidmeans including a strip directing finger movable to enter said aperturesand positively direct folding move` vment of the apertured portions ofthe strip,

and means for causing movement ofv said finger in timed relation tooperation of said strip advancing mechanism. f

7 In a machine for controlling a record strip for inscription, incombination, a book support, strip advancing mechanism, operable atwill, and means adapted to fold the advancing strip intoy a book ofzigzag leaves on said support, said means including a hook-receivingapertu-re in each of alternate of the leaves of the strip going tomakeup said book, a strip directing hook movable to enter and `leave Qsaidapertures and in a path to direct the advance ends of the aperi turedleaves in the opposite direction from the advance ends of the otherleaves, and

vadvancing mechanism.

said movements at each leaf advance by said 8. In a machine forcontrolling advance of relatively superposed record strips, including afiling strip, for ma/nifold inscription, in combination, a book support,means adapted to separate said filing` strip from the others and foldthe same into a book of zigzag leaves on said support, said meansincluding a hook having strip bowing movement, at intervals, in the samedirection and movable in a path transverse to that of bowing movementinto and out of coactive relation to the filing strip, said filing stripconstructed to render said bowing movements idle to bow the strip exceptin the said direction and having a hook receiving aperture at each ofcertain intervals selective of bowing coaction between said strip andhook for certain of said bowing movements. i

9. In amachine :tor controlling advance of relatively superposed recordstrips, including a filing strip, for manifold inscription, incombination, a book support, means adapted to separate said filing strip'from the others andfold thesame into a book of zigzag leaves on saidsupport, said means including a hook having strip bowing movement, atintervals, in the same direction and movable in a path transverse tothatof bowing movement into and out of coactive relation to the filingstrip, said filing strip cons structed to render said bowing movementsidle to bow the strip eXceptin the said direction and having a hookreceiving aperture at each of certain intervals selective of bowingcoaction between said strip and hook for certain of said bowingmovements, said hook adapted resiliently to react to pressure by theface of said filing strip.

l0. In a machine ,for controlling advance of relatively superposedrecord strips, including a filing strip, for manifold inscription, incombination, a book support, mea-ns adapted to separate said` filingstrip from the others and fold the same into a book'of zigzag leaves onsaid support, said means including a finger having at intervals, stripbowing -movement relative to the separated interval of iiling strip,anda linger receiying aperture at each of certainintervals in the filingstrip selective of bowing coaction between such strip and finger forcertain of said bowing movements, a finger carrier movable in an endlesspath to cause said bowing movement, said finger p ivoted to said carrierfor aperture disengaging movement transversely of saidv path. A

11. In a machine for controlling advance of relatively superposed recordstrips, including a filing strip, for manifold inscription, incombination, a book support, means adapted to separate said filing stripfrom the others and foldthe same into a book of zigV lli zag leaves onsaid support, said means including a linger having, at intervals, stripbowing movement relative to the separated interval of tiling strip, anda linger receiving aperture at each nf certain intervals in the idlingstrip selective of bowing coaction between such strip and finger forcertain of said bowing movements, a linger carrier movable in an endlesspath to cause said bowing movement, said finger pivoted to said carrierfor aperture disengaging movement transversely of said path, and aspring adapted pivotally to move said finger to effeet apertureengagement.

l2. ln a machine for controlling advance of relatively superposed recordstrips, including a tiling strip, for manifold inscription, incombination, a book support, means adapted to separate said filing stripfrom the others and fold the same into a book of zigzag leaves on saidsupport, said means including a finger having, at intervals, stripbowing movement relative to the separated interval of filing strip, anda linger receiving aperture at each of certain'intervals in the filingstrip selective of bowing coaction between such strip and finger forcertain of said bowing movements, a finger carrier movable in an endlesspath to cause said bowing movement, said finger pivoted to said carrierfor aperture disengaging move'- ment transversely of said path, a springadapted pivotally to move said linger to effect aperture engagement, anda stationary cam adapted to cause aperture disengaging movement of saidfinger. .15. ln a machine adapted for controlling a record strip forinscription, in combinaf tion, strip advancing mechanism, a movablestrip folding finger past which the strip is advanced by said advancingmechanism, said strip having apertures with which said advancingmechanism co-acts to arrest strip advance at intervals and apertureswith which said linger interengages positively to direct folding ofintervals of the strip in a zigzag manner and means for causing movementof said linger in timed relation to operation of said-strip advancingmechanism.

14e. lln a machine adapted for controlling a record strip forinscription, in combination, strip advancing mechanism, a movable stripfolding linger past which the strip is advanced by said advancingmechanism, said strip having apertures with which said advancingmechanism co-acts to arrest strip advance at intervals and withwhichsaid finger interengages positively to direct folding ofi intervals ofthe strip in a zigzag manner, said advancing mechanism including afriction feed roll adapted, by interception with an aperture, to arreststrip advance, the apertures for engagement with said finger being outof longitudinal alignment with the apertures intercepted by said rolland means for causing movement of said nger in timed relation tooperation of said strip advancing mechanism.

15. lln a machine adapted for controlling a record strip forinscription, in combination, strip advancing mechanism, a movable stripfolding finger past which the strip is advanced by said advancingmechanism said strip having apertures with which said advancingmechanism co-acts to arrest strip advance at intervals and with whichsaid finger intel-engages positively to direc-t folding of intervals ofthe strip in a zigzag Inanner, said mechanism having a relativelystationary member adapted to guide the strip into the path of movementof said finger, said guide member having a slot in the path of movementof said finger and means for causing movement of said finger in timedrelation to that of said advancing mechamsm. i v

16.' ln a machine adapted for controlling a record strip forinscription, in combination, strip advancing mechanism, a movable stripfolding finger past which the strip is advanced by said advancingmechanism, said strip having apertures with which said advancingmechanism co-acts to arrest strip advance at intervals and with whichsaid finger interengages positively Ito direct fold- -ing of intervalsof the strip in a zigzag manner, said advancing mechanism including afriction feed roll adapted, by interception with an aperture, to arreststrip advance, the apertures for engagement with said nger being out oflongitudinal alignment with the apertures intercepted by said roll, astrip supporting rotative disk coaxial with and at one side of said rolland closely adjacent the path of movement of said finger and means forcausing movement of said finger in timed relation to4 that of saidadvancing mechanisIn 17. ln a machine adapted for controlling a recordstrip for inscription, in combination, strip advancing mechanism, amovable strip folding finger past which the strip is advanced by saidadvancing mechanism, said strip having apertures with which saidadvancing mechanism coi-acts to arrest strip advance at intervals andwith which said finger interengages positively to direct folding ofintervals of the strip in a zigzag manner, said advancing mechanismincluding a friction feed roll adapted, by interception with anaperture, to arrest strip advance, the apertures for engagement withsaid lintitl titi

ger being-out of longitudinal alignment with i strip. having apertureswith which said ad'- tric of the axis of rotation of the disk and beinghook shaped.

18. In a machine adapted for controlling. a ,record strip forinscription, in combina-.

tion, strip advancing mechanism, a movable strip folding finger pastwhich the' strip is advanced by said advancing mechanism, said vancingmechanism co-acts to arrest strip advance at intervals and with whichsaid finger interengages positively to direct folding of intervals ofthe strip in a zigzag manner,`

said advancing mechanism including a fric^ tion feed roll adapted, byinterception with an aperture, to 'arrest strip advance, the aperturesfor engagement with said finger being out of longitudinal alignment withthe apertures intercepted by said roll, and a strip supporting rotativedisk coaxial with and at one side of said roll and closely adjacent thepath of movement of said finger, said linger bing pivoted to said diskeccentric of the axis ofv rotation of the disk and-` being hook shaped,`a spring movable with` said disk adapted to project saidfinger outwardlyfrom said disk on the pivotal axis, and a relatively stationary cam forretracting said finger inwardly of said disk.

19. In a machine adapted for controlling a record strip -forinscription, in combination, strip advancingmechanism, a movable stripfolding nger past which the strip is advanced by said advancingmechanism, said.

strip having apertures with which said advancing mechanism coacts toarrest strip advance at intervals and withA which said fingerinterengages positively to direct fold,-

ing of intervals of the strip in zigzag manner, said advancingme'chanisinlincluding -a friction feed roll adapted, by interceptionwith an aperture, to arrest strip-advance, the apertures for engagementwith said finger being outof longitudinal alignment with the aperturesintercepted-I by said roll, and a strip supporting rotative disk coaxialwith and at one side of said roll and closely adjacent the path ofmovement of said finger, said finger being pivoted to said diskeccentric of the axis of rotation of the disk and being hook shaped,aspring movable with said disk adapted to project said linger,l

outwardly from said disk on the pivotal axis, a relatively stationarycamA for retracting Q said ingerinwardly of said disk, and means carriedsaid disk adapted to limit the extent 4of said outward movement of saidnger. a

20. in a machine for controlling advance of relatively superposed recordstrips, in-4 cluding a filing strip, for manifold inscription, incombination, a casing lhavin a platen, strip advancing mechanism incudto said shaft and adapted for advaiicing the strips across saidplaten, a

a' a rotatable shaft, a friction Yfeed roll' cross-piece carried by thecasing adapted to coact with the filing strip fto separate it from theothers and divert it into the casing as it advances, a rotatable disk onsaid shaft adjacent one end of said platen and coaxial with saidfeedroll, a strip nfolding finger pivoted to said disk' for movementcrosswise of the edge thereof, a stationary cam' mountedin said casingadjacent the path of` ing the strips across said platen, a crosspiececarried by the casing adapted Vto coact witlf the filing sti-ip toseparate it from they others and` divert itfinto the casing as itadvances, a. rotatable diskon said shaft adi jacent one end of, saidplaten and coaxial.

with said feed roll, a strip' folding lingerpivoted to said diskformovement cross-wise of the edge thereof, a stationary cam mounted insaid casing adjacent the path of rot-ation of said disk adapted-to movesaid llinger on its pivotal axis'inwardly of said disk, a springrotatable with said' disk adapted to project said fingerv outwardly f..saidA disk when permitted by said cam,l said-finger having a camfollower `extending through aion slot in said disk into alignmentwithsaid cam, and said cross-piece having a .curved portion depending insaid casing close to said dis'k and having a slot in alignment with thevpivotal movement of said. finger.A

'22. In a machine .for controlling. advance cluding a ling strip,for-manifold inscripf i-io tion, in combination, aplaten, a booksiipport, means adapted to separate said filing f strip from the others4and fold the same into -a book of zigzag leaves on said support, saidmeans including a linger having,"at inter-A vals, strip bowing movementrelative to the separatedl interval of filing strip and in a. directionreverse to that of'strip advance to vsaid platen, and afinger receivingaperture at each of certain intervals in the filing stri selective ofbowing coaction between suc strip and nger for certain of saidl bowingmovements.

23.1In a machine for controlling advance of superposedrecord strips,including a filing strip, for manifold inscription, in combination, acasing having a book support and adapted to contain a record supplyacket, said packet including a` filing strip olded zigzag, -meansladapted/t'o feed the filing strip from said packet at intervals, a.platen over which said iling strip is advanced by said feed means, andmeans adapted to refold said filing strip zigzag on 5 said support, saidrefolding means including a finger having strip bowing movement atintervals and past which Said ling strip` is advanced by said f eedmeans, and means, including inger receiving apertures in the filingstrip, for causing bowing movement of said ingerU positively to directzigzag reolding movement between the leaves of the filing strip inaccordance with the refolding tendency engendered by its foldedcondition in said supply packet.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

CLARENCE L. JOHNSTON.

